Worth Noting in business: City ranks third in solar market, more
| Monday, Oct 03 2011 02:22 PM
Last Updated Wednesday, Oct 05 2011 12:50 PM
Bakersfield ranks third in the state as a solar power market, according to solar power company SunRun.
With partner PV Solar Report, San Francisco-based SunRun analyzed California market data for the first eight months of 2011 and found the top five solar markets were San Jose, San Diego, Bakersfield, San Francisco and Fresno.
The top solar cities list is based on the California Solar Initiative's database of residential rebate reservations.
June was the first month in which more Californians opted for third-party owned solar over cash purchases, according to the analysis.
SunRun is one of several companies that offer solar panels for lease. Consumers then pay a fixed monthly fee for the power the panels generate.
InSpire Salon & Spa has scheduled a grand opening this weekend to include a fundraiser for local nonprofits BARC, CURED and Links for Life.
The event from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at 3615 Coffee Road, Suite 500, is to feature salon demonstrations, a charity lunch, food concessions, information booths and a silent auction.
BARC is serving a hot dog lunch, which comes with chips and a drink. CURED, or Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disease, is hosting popcorn and snow cones concessions. Links for Life is offering gift baskets for a silent auction.
Tender Loving Care Home Health Agency recently celebrated its grand opening with the launch of a service it calls "The Bridges Program."
The program is geared toward senior citizens whose incomes disqualify them for In-Home Supportive Services but who cannot afford to pay high hourly rates for home care. Tender Loving Care says it provides qualified, screened, bonded nonmedical caregivers at a discounted hourly rate.
The agency is located at 33 S. Real Road, Suite 3. Its phone number is 832-6681, and its online address is tenderlovingcarehomehealth.com.
